Comedy as a genre is about manners and morality. The direction of American comedy that you reference is what I refer to as “blockbuster comedy” and the story is typically about someone who is a loser/idiot/buffoon/jerk who has a singular (usually small) moral conviction and gets transformed into a hero who would die for their conviction and the character that it’s transformed them into and typically they have one last great idiot-scheme that highlights the heroism of their idiocy while elevating their conviction.

My favorite movies that highlight this arc are Tommy Boy, Happy Gilmore and Legally Blonde…I’ve written extensively (unpublished) on the genius of Legally Blonde - how Elle doesn’t need a makeover like in so many pettier female led comedies (Miss Congeniality, Princess Diaries) but instead goes through a moral transformation (like Cher in Clueless). A moral makeover, an idea I really love these days.

Anora is one of these comedies that cares more about style and petty laughter than realizing the goal of subconsciously inspiring or motivating the audience into embracing themselves the way they are (idiot/jerk and all), so long as they follow what they care about.